Corn-husking machine.



Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

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CORN HUSKING MACHINE.

AFPLlCATlON FILED MAYZG 19:4.

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CORN HUSKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 26. 1914.

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I V n I I I 50 V 5X I 0 UNITED spans Ann amen SOLOMON GERMAN, 0F SAVAGE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD T0 ARTHUR P. GORMAN AND ONE-THIRD TO JAMES A. BERGER, BOTH OF LAUREL, MARYLAND.

CORl T-HUSKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

Application filed May 26, 1914. Serial No. 840,986.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SOLOMON GERMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savage, in the county of Howard and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Husking Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to corn -husking machines and has for its object to provide a machine of this class which will be strong, simple and economical in construction not liable to get out of order in ordinary use, and easy to repair when necessary, the present invention being in the nature of improvements on the machine forming the subject matter of Letters Patent No. 1,047 ,7 83 granted to me Dec. 17, 1912, with the object of improving the construction and operation of that machine.

With this idea in view the invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement and combination of the parts of a cornhusker which will be hereinafter fully described and afterwards specifically claimed.

In order that the construction and operation of the invention may be readily comprehended, I will now proceed to specifically describe a preferred embodiment of it as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 represents a plan view with parts shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2 represents a view partly in longitudinal vertical section and partly in side elevation, Fig. 3 represents a transverse vertical sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the broken line 33 of Fig. 2, looking toward the left as indicated by the arrows, and Fig. 1 represents a similar view taken on the plane indicated by the broken line M of Fig. 2 and looking to the left as indicated by the arrows.

Like reference characters mark the same parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

My improved machine may be made stationary but I prefer to make it portable and for this purpose I support the whole structure upon a framework comprising longi tudinal beams 10 and 11 supported on cross beams 12 and 13, mounted on axles 14 and 15 carrying front wheels 16 and rear wheels 17, forming a wagon or vehicle of ordinary construction and provided with a suitable fifth wheel 18 and tongue 19, whereby it may be hauled from place to place.

Upon the longitudinal beams 10 and 11 is supported a platform 20 upon which is mounted a longitudinal boxed-in frame 21, in the sides of which are vertical slots for purposes hereinafter described.

The mechanism of my invention may be driven by any suitable engine or motor and I have illustrated a gas engine 25 for the purpose mounted on the platform 20, which engine may be of any preferred type provided with a shaft 26 with the usual fly wheels 27 mounted thereon, the particular motor or engine being a matter of choice and forming no part of the invention. The shaft 26 carries a pulley 28 connected by a belt 29 with a pulley 30 on the shaft 31 mounted in suitable bearings 32 on a cross beam 33 connecting vertical posts 34: rising from the platform 20, cross beams 36 which connect these points at their upper ends, serving to support atable 37 for purposes hereinafter to be described. Gn the shaft 31 is a pulley 38 connected by a crossed belt 39 with the pulley 10 on a shaft 41 'journaled in bearings 42 depending from the table 37, and upon the inner end of which shaft 41 is fixed a circular saw 43, which projects through a slot 45 in the table 37.

Upon the table 37 is mounted a supplementary table 16 while at one end of the platform 20 is a pillar or column in which is swiveled a. crane 17 which may be turned into position over the supplementary table as seen in Fig. 2, said crane being provided with a Windlass 48 from which extends, over suitable pulleys 49, a cable or rope 50 with a hook 51 at its free end, the supplementary table 16 carrying a guard 52 which partially covers the saw.

In the table 37 at a short distance from the saw is an inclined hopper 53 having a spout 54; below the table from which spout depend a plurality of yielding arms 55 inclined toward each other at their inner ends and provided with inwardly projecting knobs or pegs 56, said arms being opposite a disk 57 provided with like knobs or pegs 58 and journaled in bearings 60 depending from the under side of the table 37. This counter shaft 59 of disk 57 carries a pulley 61 connected by a belt 62 with a pulley 63 on the shaft 31.

Beneath the table 37 and inclosing that part of the circular saw 43 which projects below the table is a trough 64 having one end outside'of said saw as at 65, closed, and

inclined downward toward and discharging through an opening into a box 67 depending from the table and inclosing the knobbed arms 55 and disk 57 as well as one of the bearings 60 of the counter shaft 59, said shaft passing through one sideof the box. From this box 67 extendslaterally a spout 68 inclined upwardly and discharging into the box 21 on the frame.

-At the end'of the" box 67 opposite the spout. 68, and at the lower end .of the inclined bottom of the box is connected a dis-' charge mouth 70 of a casing 71 which incloses a fan 72 mounted on a shaft 7 3 which carries a pulley 74 connected by a belt 75 with a pulley on the shaftSl. v

To theplatform 20 are pivoted two links r 78 which are pivotally connected at their upper ends to the under side of an inclined spout 79 below and inclined away. from the discharge end of the box 67, said spout being. perforated at 80in its center position for a short distance and connected at its upper ends to the outer end of a rod 81 pros jecting from bands 82 around-an'eccentric 83 on the shaft 31. Mounted below the perforated portion of the spout 79 isa hopper 84 supported in an opening in the platform 20 and provided at its lower end with a cylindrical discharge spout 85 upon which is provided hooks 86 upon which to hang a bag or other receptacle said spout being provided with a sliding valve. 88.

A bracket 89 depends from the table 37 which forms the support for a pivot 90,

upon which is mounted a frame 91 in which is swiveled a shaft 92 which carries a saw 93 i at its lower end, the frame also carrying a roller 94, which, when the frame 91 is in the position 'of Fig. 8, coacts' with another roller 95 as hereinafter described. I

1 I To the shaft 92 is attached a flexible shaft 96'which, at its opposite end'is attached to astub' shaft 97 (Fig. 2) carrying a bevel gear 98 engaging a second bevel gear 99 .on the. shaft 59. The roller 95 is driven by a band 100 from the shaft 31 as shown in Fig. 4.

.The operation of my machine may be described as follows: The operator engages the hook 51 ina band of a shock of corn by which it is raised and placed on the supplemental table 46, when the operator, standing on the platform 20 facing the saw, grasps the stalks, presenting the cars at the point of juncture of the stalks, to the saw 43, the guard 52 protecting his hands. The ears being severed from the main stalk are dropped into the hopper 53 and the stalks are dropped .into the slots 22 of box-21. The ears are operated upon, after'passing through the hopper, the disk 57 and the yielding arm 55 to turn back the-husks, as.

in my former patent hereinbefore referred to and the ears are then engaged by'the feed rollers 94 and 95, the former yielding as its supporting frame 91 swings on its pivot 90. Thesaw 93 moves back with the swinging frame and being swung back by the advance of the ear between the rollers, will not come in contact with thegrain owing to its rela} tive position to the roller 94. The upper roll after passingoverthebuttend of the ear will engage the short piece of stalk carrying the husks, thereby falling closer to theroller 95, which places the saw in a position to sever the ear stalk, with the turned back husks,,from the ear. In the former patent it was necessary for the operator to be very careful and sever the ear stalk very closeto the end of the ear, but with necessary as the mechanism takes care of the 7 long end of the stalk if such happens to be Y the-present construction suchcare 1s un- 1;

screen 79 and aredischarged into a basket.

orrother receptacle, and any grain shelled oifpasses through the screen and through hopper 84 into a bag or other receptacle. The fan blows the severed husks through the trough into the box 21 into which-the stalks 1 were stored at the beginning of the operation.

Theconstruction and operation of my inventlon Wlll be readily understood from the foregoing and it will be obvious to those skilled in the art to which my invention most nearly appertains thatmany changes and variations may be made in the construc tion of the varlous parts, and in the mannor of connecting and operating them,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is s 1. In a corn husker, a main table a saw projecting therethrough, a V supplemental table mountedon the-main tableandjexa tending over the top of the saw for, the rea ception of the stalks of, corn, a guard projecting from the supplemental table over an exposed portion of thersaw to prevent' the cutting of the stalks before they reach the main table, a hopper tojone side of thesaw for the reception of the ears after they have been cut from the stalks, means at the bottom of the-hopper for turning back the husks on the ears, and means forsevering the ear stalks together with the turned back husks. V p 7 2. In a corn husker, a main table, a saw projecting therethrough, :a supplemental tablemounted on the main table-and extend:

ing over the top of the saw for the reception of the stalks of corn, a guard projecting from the supplemental table over an exposed portion of the saw to prevent the cutting of the stalks before they reach the main table, a frame connected to said main table in front of the saw and having slotted sides for the reception of the cornstalks after the ears have been cut therefrom, a hopper to one side of the saw for the reception of the ears after they have been cut from the stalks, means at the bottom of the hopper for turning back the husks on the ears, and means for severing the ear stalks together with the turned back husks.

3. In a corn husker, the combination of a saw, a table above the saw, a receptacle to receive stalks severed by the saw, a hopper to receive the ears with the husks thereon and means at the lower end of said hopper to turn back the husks on the ears.

4. In a corn husker the combination of a saw, a table above the saw, a receptacle to receive stalks severed by the saw, a hopper to receive the ears with the husks thereon, means at the lower end of said hopper to turn back the husks on the ears and means for severing the ear stalks and turned back husks.

5. In a corn husker the combination of a saw, a table above the saw, a receptacle to receive stalks severed by the saw, a hopper to receive the ears with the husks thereon, means at the lower end of said hopper to turn back the husks on the ears, means for severing the ear stalks and turned back husks, said means comprising a swinging frame and a saw rotatably mounted in said frame.

6. In a corn husker the combination of a saw, a table above the saw, a receptacle to receive stalks severed by the saw, a hopper to receive ears with the husks thereon, means at the lower end of said hopper to turn back the husks on the ears, means for severing the ear stalks and turned back husks, said means Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the comprising a stationary feed roll, and a swinging feed roll, and a swinging saw.

7. In a corn husker the combination of a saw, a table above the saw, a receptacle to receive stalks severed by the saw, a hopper to receive ears with the husks thereon, means at the lower end of said hopper to turn back the husks on the ears, means for severing the ear stalks and turned back husks, said means comprising a stationary feed roll, aswinging frame, a feed roll carried by the swinging frame, and a saw also carried by the swinging frame.

8. In a corn'husker the combination of a saw, a table above the saw, a receptacle to receive stalks severed by the saw, a hopper to receive ears with the husks thereon, means at the lower end of said hopper to turn back the husks on the ears, means for severing the ear stalks and turned back husks, said means comprising a stationary feed roll, a swing ing frame, a feed roll carried by the swinging frame, a saw also carried by the swinging frame, said saw being mounted on a shaft, and a flexible shaft connected to the saw shaft.

9. In a corn husker the combination of a saw, a table above the saw, a receptacle to receive stalks severed by the saw, a hopper to receive ears with the husks thereon, means at the lower end of said hopper to turn back the husks on the ears, means for severing the ear stalks and turned back husks, said means comprising a stationary feed roll, a springing frame, a feed roll carried by the swing ing frame, a saw also carried by the swinging frame, said saw being mounted on a shaft, a flexible shaft connected to the saw shaft and driven by bevel gearing and belt from the main shaft.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOLOMON GERMAN.

Witnesses:

E. WALTON BREWINGTON, HOWARD D. ADAMS.

Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

